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No, you don't need to be a scientist to keep chickens. But you should know what you are doing if you're straying from the recommended path. Pretty much anything that comes from a commerical hatchery is a modern breed; I don't care if you call it a Plymouth Rock or a Rhode Island Red; it's bound...

By engineering I mean selective breeding. A very, very high level of selective breeding to the point where they may as well be engineered. The nutritional requirements of most hatchery quality birds today are essentially on par with those of White Leghorns used in nutritional studies. Heritage...

You can, but in quanties more than 2-5% of the total diet, it is likely the hens will produce fishy-tasting eggs. I'm not quite sure what you mean by not feeding pallets. Do you mean pellets? If so, I would warn you to be very cautious. Feeding a home-mixed diet is not something to be taken...